I’ve got this neighbor who treats my driveway like his personal parking spot. He drives a big black SUV and parks it there as if he’s marking his territory. The first time it happened, I figured it was an honest mistake.
Our street is narrow, and parking space is limited, so I tried to be understanding. I left a polite note on his windshield: “Hey, friendly reminder—this driveway belongs to me :)” The smiley face was my attempt to keep things civil. But the next day, there it was again—his massive SUV, right in my driveway, like a silent middle finger.
No note in return. No apology. Just that same car, sitting there as if daring me to complain.
So I knocked on his door. He answered in pajama pants, wearing a “what now?” expression. “Hey,” I said, “just a reminder—you can’t park in my driveway.”
“Yeah, I’ll move it later,” he muttered.
“Later” turned out to be three hours. And that became the pattern. He’d park there whenever it suited him—sometimes just for quick errands, sometimes overnight, sometimes when I wasn’t even home.
I started keeping records: dates, times, photos. I didn’t want to be that neighbor, but I had a feeling this was going to escalate sooner or later. Then, last week, after a grueling 12-hour shift, I came home exhausted—dreaming only of a shower and my bed.
But there it was again. His SUV. In my driveway.
I sat in my car for a long moment, gripping the steering wheel, trying to calm myself. Then I called his number. Straight to voicemail.
I honked—once, twice—waited. Nothing. So I ended up driving two blocks away, parking on the street, and walking home in the cold.
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